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SHELL
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SCOUT

UConn · offensive tendencies

12 games · 801 plays · 2025

Run / pass by down

1st down
48.5% R
2nd & long
53.4% P
3rd & short
65% R
3rd & long
79.3% P

Overall balance

Run44.6%
Pass55.4%
Red-zone run56.1%
3rd-down conv42.9%

Efficiency

Success rate46.4%
Explosive rate13.5%
PPA / play (CFBD)0.33
Plays / game66.8

Game script

Run when leading 7+47.4%
Run when trailing 7+49%
1st-down PPA (CFBD)0.15
Season12 games · 801 plays
ADVANCED

Their offense · what we must stop

CFBD advanced season stats · 2025

Efficiency · CFBD advanced

PPA / play0.30
Success45.9%
Explosiveness1.34
Pts / scoring opp4.58

Line of scrimmage

Line yards2.98
Power success78.6%
Stuffed at the line17.0%
Open-field yds1.69

Standard vs passing downs

Std-downs success53.2%
Std-downs PPA0.22
Pass-downs success29.9%
Pass-downs PPA0.46

Havoc taken

Havoc rate11.9%
Front seven6.2%
Secondary5.7%
Avg field position69.6
READ

The coach's read

SHELL AIgrounded in the numbers above
KEY 01
On 3rd and short, load the box and defend the run first. UConn runs 65% of the time in short-yardage third downs, so do not give up gap integrity chasing a potential pass. Linebackers must be physical at the line of scrimmage and win the first level before thinking coverage.
KEY 02
In the red zone, treat every snap as a run until the ball is in the air. UConn rushes on 56.1% of red zone plays, well above their base rate, so your front must stay disciplined and not let a condensed field create cutback lanes. A red zone stop starts with owning the A and B gaps.
KEY 03
Their offense is functional but not explosive. A PPA of 0.33 per play and an explosive rate of only 13.5% tell you they are not going to beat you with one shot. Play sound, disciplined coverage, avoid the big bust, and force them to sustain long drives. Turnovers or missed assignments are the real threat, not their raw firepower.
Bottom lineUConn is a balanced, methodical offense that converts 3rd downs at a 42.9% clip, so sustained execution matters more than any single scheme adjustment. Keep them in obvious passing situations on early downs and make them earn every yard in chunks rather than letting them find any kind of rhythm.